- Jan 6 Ferdinand Simon Gassner, Austrian composer and music writer, born in Vienna; (d. 1851)
- Jan 31 Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer
- Apr 8 Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem, born in Zakynthos Island, Greece (d. 1857)
- Apr 9 Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano, born in Saronno, Italy (d. 1865)
- Apr 19 Franz Joseph Glæser, Czech-Danish composer, born in Horní Jiřetín, Bohemia (d. 1861)
- May 28 Josef Dessauer, Austrian composer, born in Prague (d. 1876)
- Jun 5 Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov, Russian composer, born in Reval, Russian Empire (now Tallinn, Estonia) (d. 1870)
- Oct 7 Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas)
- Oct 28 Henri Bertini, French classical composer and pianist, born in London (d. 1876)